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Ch. 13The next day the seven of them were lounging around in an enclosed space surrounded by rocks and that no one knew about. Xenia wasn't talking to Sirius, James and Lily actually were talking and laughing together and Erin and Harry were contently watching the goings on with Remus. Sirius was doing a lot of talking trying to persuade Xenia to forgive him. Erin sighed. "She'll forgive him, don't worry, Remy."
Remus nodded and looked back at the book he was reading. "Where's Peter?" He suddenly asked. "He really hasn't been around lately.
James looked up. "Peter has been in detention every evening this week and has a detention today as well. Apparently he set off a bag of Dungbombs in the Great Hall when we weren't there. I think he wanted some attention." James shrugged. "If he wanted some, all he had to do was ask. But no the prat decided to let off Dungbombs with the entire school present." James shook his head.
Well that explained that and Erin and Harry weren't disappointed that Peter couldn't join them. Erin leaned back against Harry; her eyes closed, and was very content when she noticed Remus suddenly snap his book shut and gasp. They all looked up and heard footsteps approaching.
A mane of blood hair suddenly appeared around the rocks. "Remus…Oh, I'm…" Genie looked startled to see both Harry and James there. "What's going on?"
Everyone looked at Remus, but Remus looked at Erin, almost pleadingly. Erin sighed. "Genie, I think you should sit down for this." The blonde girl did sit and the contrast was very obvious with the two girls sitting together. One blonde and blue-eyed with a glow to her skin that bore witness to her health and vitality, Erin, though, her hair dark as ebony, her eyes a glowing green and her pale white skin that was so comely to her. But the most vivid contrast, at least to those that knew them, was the difference in the two girls' personalities. Erin was a little wild, but basically the voice of reason, she wasn't afraid of who she was or of any person alive or dead. Genie was very somber, but she was shy and would not speak up. Genie was afraid of who she was and about what lay ahead. In intelligence and disposition of intelligence the girls were fairly evenly matched.
Erin pulled out her Time Turner. "Genie, do you know what this is?"
"Yes."
"Genie, Harry and I," Erin motioned to her boyfriend, "Were born in 1980. I am the daughter of Sirius and Xenia and he the son of James and Lily."
Genie nodded. "So, you came here by means of the Time Turner."
"Yes." Erin said.
"How?" The blonde asked. "I mean it's only an hour one…"
"Quite by accident." Erin admitted. "Someone caught hold of it and well, as you can see, there is a crack in it…and it went haywire."
"Wait…what?" Harry asked. "The Time Turner's broken?"
The black-haired girl blushed a little. "I didn't want to worry you…"
"Nice job." Harry said, he wasn't angry just a bit exasperated.
"So, you came from…when?" Genie asked taking all of this rather well.
"1994."
"Wow…do we know each other?" Erin hesitated; she really didn't know how to answer it, except well in the negative, because frankly she had no idea what happened to the girl. "Oh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't ask…"
Remus raised an eyebrow at Erin askingly. Erin shook her head telling him not to ask. "So, we are here from the future…"
"Remus said you were like his sister…"
"More like a daughter." Erin corrected gently. "He's my godfather."
Genie nodded. "Wow…I never thought I would meet someone from the future…" She whispered. "How are you going to get back?"
"We don't know yet." Harry admitted. "Eventually we will probably have to tell Dumbledore that we're here."
